"Robot Boat Maps Pacific Underwater Volcano"
"A robot boat, controlled from the UK, has returned from an initial survey of the underwater Tongan volcano that erupted explosively back in January."
Source: BBC News, 08/24/2022
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Australia's Rabbit Invasion Traced To Importation Of 24 Animals in 1859
"Population then exploded in what researchers say was ‘the fastest colonisation rate for an introduced mammal ever recorded’".
Source: Guardian, 08/24/2022
"Toyota Backs Down In Fight Against California Car Emission Rules"
"Toyota Motor Corp. agreed to recognize California’s authority to set its own auto emission standards, ending a standoff stretching back to the Trump administration."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 08/24/2022
Experts Debunk Viral Post Claiming 1,100 Scientists Deny Climate Emergency
"To the average consumer of news, the petition’s message might seem reasonable—a healthy dose of skepticism in a debate that affects everyone. .... But despite its measured tone and its list of supporters with impressive-sounding titles like professor or doctor, the declaration isn’t what it appears to be, several career climatologists and disinformation experts told Inside Climate News. "
Source: Inside Climate News, 08/24/2022
"Why It’s Taken Decades To Clean Up Waste From A Troubled Mine In B.C.
"The closed Tulsequah Chief mine in northwest B.C. has been leaching untreated waste into a salmon-bearing river since the 1950s. The province may finally start cleaning it up".
Source: The Narwhal, 08/24/2022
"Interior IG Finds Senior BLM Official Violated Ethics Rules"
"The Interior Department’s inspector general has concluded that a senior Bureau of Land Management official violated agency ethics rules last year when she met with a previous employer on potential changes to the agency’s regulation of oil and gas development and climate change."
Source: E&E News, 08/24/2022
Climate Law Could Cut Emissions Costs Up To $1.9 Trillion: OMB
"The Inflation Reduction Act, the tax and climate bill President Biden signed into law last week, could reduce the costs from climate-related damages by up to $1.9 trillion, according to an analysis by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)."
Source: The Hill, 08/24/2022
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"Five 1,000-Year Rain Events Have Struck The U.S. In Five Weeks. Why?"
"Precipitation extremes are now more feast or famine because of climate change".
Source: Washington Post, 08/24/2022
"FERC Grants Four-Year Extension for MVP Project"
"The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has granted a four-year extension to complete the Mountain Valley Pipeline."
Source: WDBJ7, 08/24/2022
